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Why Americans aren't Americans in Spanish πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Ignacio@kbin.social to c/videos@lemmy.world
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Americans are often surprised to learn than they aren't "Americans" in Spanish, but something else entirely. Spanish speakers are equally surprised to learn that insisting that Mexicans, Chileans, and Venezuelans are "Americans" in English is wrong. This video is an attempt to remedy this gulf in communication between countries and continents (or is it all just one continent?)

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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Spanish has the word "estadounidense" which translates to "United Statesian" - a word which doesn't exist in English. Mexicans are North Americans. Argentinians are South Americans. And everyone from the Americas is American. But I've heard plenty of Spanish speakers call United States Americans "americanas" - it typically depends on their exposure to US influence and the context of the conversation.

[–] Ignacio@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

"Americana" is also the name of the jacket for a suit.